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The guy cracks a smile, his teeth a little crooked. “You have the weary, beaten down look that all grad students have.”
Robby chuckles. He’s not wrong. It’s the same thought that crosses his own mind every time he spares himself a look in the mirror. He says, “I’m only a MS1. I’m sure I’ll look like a zombie by the time I graduate.”
A groan. “Don’t tell me that shit, man,” the guy grumbles. “I’m premed.”
“Oh, never mind, then. Med school is a great and wonderful time. I don’t hate my life at all.”
“Liar.” The guy grins, his face brightening.
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Robby, MS1, meets Jack, a sophmore, at Northwestern in 1994. What follows is a love story spanning 30 years.